# 2012 European Women's Handball Championship

The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subsequently, the European Handball Federation (EHF) launched a new bidding process and eventually selected Serbia as the new host on 18 June 2012.
Montenegro captured their first title by defeating defending champion Norway 34–31 in the final.

## Host selection

Initially on its meeting on 27 September 2008 the EHF awarded the championship to the Netherlands, defeating Ukraine in the second round of voting while Germany and Serbia withdrew their candidacy during the congress. This could have been the second time for Netherlands to host the tournament, however, on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation announced they are unable to organize the European Championship. A day later the EHF re-launched the host selection process; ten nations had shown interest in organizing the competition, including Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and Sweden. Romania added their interest the day after. On 18 June 2012 the EHF granted the organizational rights to Serbia and also disposed of the fate of the Dutch national team. Since Serbia, the new host already qualified for the European Championship, the place reserved for the host nation was passed to Iceland as the best non-qualified team and the Netherlands were pulled out from the tournament.

## Venues

Five venues in four cities had been selected to host the matches:
| Group stage | Group stage | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| Vršac | Niš | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| Millennium Center Capacity: 4,000 | Čair Sports Center Capacity: 5,000 | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| Group&Knockout stage | Knockout stage | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| Novi Sad | Belgrade | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| Spens Sports Center Capacity: 11,500 | Kombank Arena Capacity: 23,000 | Belgrade Niš Novi Sad Vršac |
| City | Arena | Capacity | Round |
| Belgrade | Kombank Arena | 20,000 | Group A, Main Round, Semifinals and Finals |
| Novi Sad | Spens Arena | 8,000 | Group C, Main Round |
| Vršac | Millennium Centar | 4,058 | Group D |
| Niš | Čair Sports Center | 4,000 | Group B |

## Qualification

Qualification matches were played from September 2011 to June 2012. Following the new system introduced for the 2010 Men's Championship, all teams were included in the qualification round, except Netherlands who were hosts before the withdrawal. Teams were divided in 7 groups and the two top ranked teams from each group qualified.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Norway | 01Defending champion | 0019 December 2010 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Croatia | 02Winner of group 6 | 0024 March 2012 | 60 (1994, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Czech Republic | 02Runner-up of group 5 | 0025 March 2012 | 30 (1994, 2002, 2004) |
| Sweden | 02Winner of group 5 | 0025 March 2012 | 70 (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Germany | 02Winner of group 1 | 0030 May 2012 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Hungary | 02Runner-up of group 1 | 0030 May 2012 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Romania | 02Winner of group 2 | 0030 May 2012 | 80 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010) |
| Serbia | 02Runner-up of group 2 | 0030 May 2012 | 20 ( 2008, 2010) |
| France | 02Winner of group 4 | 0030 May 2012 | 60 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Denmark | 02Runner-up of group 6 | 002 June 2012 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Spain | 02Runner-up of group 7 | 002 June 2012 | 60 (1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Ukraine | 02Winner of group 7 | 003 June 2012 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Macedonia | 02Runner-up of group 4 | 003 June 2012 | 40 (1998, 2000, 2006, 2008) |
| Montenegro | 02Winner of group 3 | 003 June 2012 | 10 (2010) |
| Russia | 02Runner-up of group 3 | 003 June 2012 | 90 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
| Iceland | 02Awarded final place | 0018 June 2012 | 10 (2010) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year.

## Referees

12 referee pairs were selected:
Referees :
| Belarus | Andrei Gousko Siarhei Repkin |
| Croatia | Helena Crnojević Emina Kostecki-Radić |
| Czech Republic | Jiří Opava Pavel Válek |
| Denmark | Marlene Kroløkke Lythje Karina Christiansen |
| France | Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura |
| Hungary | Péter Horvárth Balázs Márton |
Referees :
| Latvia | Zigmārs Stoļarovs Renārs Līcis |
| Poland | Joanna Brehmer Agnieszka Skowronek |
| Romania | Diana-Carmen Florescu Anamaria Duţă |
| Serbia | Branka Marić Zorica Mašić |
| Slovakia | Peter Brunovský Vladimír Čanda |
| Spain | Andreu Marín Ignacio García |

## Seeding

The draw was scheduled to be held on 6 June 2012 at 14:00 local time in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The draw procedure was announced on 15 May. It was canceled because of the withdrawal of the Dutch Handball Federation. The draw was rescheduled to 22 June 2012 in Monaco. The pots were new assigned due to the removal of the Netherlands and the addition of Iceland.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Norway  Sweden  Romania  Croatia | France  Montenegro  Germany  Ukraine | Serbia  Denmark  Russia  Hungary | Spain  Czech Republic  Macedonia  Iceland |

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 22 June 2012. The playing schedule was released on 13 July.
All times are local (UTC+1).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Serbia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 75 | +4 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 0 | |
| 4 December 2012 17:45 | Ukraine | 22–25 | Czech Republic | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 4 December 2012 17:45 | Borshchenko 7 | (7–12) | Štěrbová, Luzumová 6 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 4 December 2012 17:45 | 4× 6× | Report | 3× 2× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Norway | 28–26 | Serbia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Riegelhuth Koren 8 | (17–12) | Ognjenović 9 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 6× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | Serbia | 25–23 | Ukraine | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | Popović, Damnjanović 5 | (14–10) | Managarova 7 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | 4× 3× | Report | 4× 7× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | Czech Republic | 19–21 | Norway | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | Poznarová 5 | (12–10) | Sulland 8 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 450 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | Norway | 18–17 | Ukraine | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,554 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | Sulland 6 | (8–11) | Glibko, Borshchenko 4 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,554 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 9× 1× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,554 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | Serbia | 28–24 | Czech Republic | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | Lekić, Pop-Lazić 6 | (12–15) | Černá, Chrenková 6 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 61 | +19 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 84 | +7 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 4 | Main round |
| 4 | Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 92 | −31 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 France 2 Pts, +6 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, –6 GD
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | France | 29–16 | Macedonia | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 750 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | Baudouin 8 | (15–10) | Portjanko 6 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 750 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 750 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Sweden | 27–26 | Denmark | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Ahlm 10 | (13–15) | Jørgensen 6 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | Macedonia | 15–26 | Sweden | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | Bajramoska 4 | (8–11) | Torstenson 8 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 6 December 2012 18:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 300 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | Denmark | 28–27 | France | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | Nørgaard, Burgaard 7 | (15–12) | Baudouin, Njitam 5 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 6 December 2012 20:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | Sweden | 17–24 | France | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 500 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | Torstenson 5 | (8–13) | Signaté, Mendy 4 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 500 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 8 December 2012 18:15 | 2× 1× | Report | 4× 2× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 500 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | Denmark | 37–30 | Macedonia | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | Augustesen 8 | (17–13) | Crvenkoska, Portjanko 7 | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 8 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Čair Sports Center, Niš Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 80 | +3 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 4 | Main round |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 2 | Main round |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 69 | −4 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Hungary 32–31 Spain
* 1 2 Croatia 16–17 Germany
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 20–23 | Spain | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | Steinbach 6 | (12–13) | Martín 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 4 December 2012 18:15 | 4× 5× | Report | 4× 3× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Croatia | 28–27 | Hungary | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Zebić 9 | (15–14) | Tomori 9 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 5 December 2012 18:15 | Spain | 25–21 | Croatia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 5 December 2012 18:15 | Mangué 7 | (13–10) | Zebić 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 5 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 24–21 | Germany | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | Görbicz 9 | (11–14) | Zapf 5 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 December 2012 18:15 | Hungary | 32–31 | Spain | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 7 December 2012 18:15 | Tomori 12 | (17–14) | Martín 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 7 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 3× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 3,700 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | Croatia | 16–17 | Germany | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | Zebić 5 | (7–8) | Augsburg 4 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 63 | +16 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 3 | Main round |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 3 | Main round |
| 4 | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 78 | −22 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Romania 21–21 Russia
| 4 December 2012 18:05 | Montenegro | 26–16 | Iceland | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 4 December 2012 18:05 | Bulatović 7 | (10–7) | Bragadóttir 5 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 4 December 2012 18:05 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Romania | 21–21 | Russia | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | Curea 9 | (12–7) | Khmyrova 6 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 4 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,200 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 5 December 2012 18:05 | Russia | 27–30 | Montenegro | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 5 December 2012 18:05 | Postnova 5 | (14–20) | Knežević, Radičević 6 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 5 December 2012 18:05 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | Iceland | 19–22 | Romania | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | Jónsdóttir 5 | (13–15) | Brădeanu 7 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 5 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 3× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Lythje, Christiansen (DEN) |
| 7 December 2012 18:05 | Russia | 30–21 | Iceland | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 December 2012 18:05 | Postnova, Sen 5 | (15–8) | Jónsdóttir 4 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 December 2012 18:05 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | Romania | 20–23 | Montenegro | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | Brădeanu 6 | (10–9) | Bulatović 9 | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |
| 7 December 2012 20:15 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Millennium Centar, Vršac Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Brunovský, Čanda (SVK) |

## Main round
### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 124 | +16 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Serbia (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 118 | +6 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 146 | +2 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 115 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 141 | −20 | 0 | |
| 10 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 30–33 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 2012 16:10 | Knedlíková, Kutlvašrová 6 | (12–13) | Nørgaard 10 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 2012 16:10 | 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 400 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 10 December 2012 18:10 | Norway | 30–19 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 10 December 2012 18:10 | Sulland 7 | (14–10) | Baudouin 5 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 10 December 2012 18:10 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 500 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 10 December 2012 20:10 | Serbia | 23–23 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 10 December 2012 20:10 | Rajović 5 | (13–14) | Torstenson 8 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 10 December 2012 20:10 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 11 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 22–24 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 11 December 2012 16:10 | Chrenková 4 | (10–14) | Ayglon 6 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 11 December 2012 16:10 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 11 December 2012 18:10 | Norway | 28–25 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 11 December 2012 18:10 | Edin 9 | (12–14) | Gulldén 10 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 11 December 2012 18:10 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 11 December 2012 20:10 | Serbia | 29–26 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 11 December 2012 20:10 | Damnjanović 8 | (16–14) | Jørgensen 5 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 11 December 2012 20:10 | 4× 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 13 December 2012 16:10 | Czech Republic | 26–35 | Sweden | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 13 December 2012 16:10 | Chrenková 7 | (14–14) | Fogelström 7 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 13 December 2012 16:10 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU) |
| 13 December 2012 18:10 | Serbia | 18–17 | France | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 13 December 2012 18:10 | Rajović 5 | (10–6) | Signaté 4 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 13 December 2012 18:10 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 13 December 2012 20:10 | Norway | 33–35 | Denmark | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 13 December 2012 20:10 | Sulland, Alstad 6 | (17–15) | Burgaard 8 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |
| 13 December 2012 20:10 | 3× | Report | 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Horvárth, Márton (HUN) |

### Group II

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 123 | +5 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 130 | +2 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 127 | +3 | 5 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 116 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Romania | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 120 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 135 | −7 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Germany 26–26 Russia
* 1 2 Spain 26–31 Romania
| 9 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 26–31 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 9 December 2012 16:15 | Fernández, Mangué 5 | (12–15) | Neagu, Curea 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 9 December 2012 16:15 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× 1× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 700 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 9 December 2012 18:15 | Hungary | 26–28 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 9 December 2012 18:15 | Szucsánszki 8 | (9–15) | Radičević 9 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 9 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 5× 2× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 9 December 2012 20:15 | Germany | 26–26 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 9 December 2012 20:15 | Steinbach 9 | (16–13) | Khmyrova 6 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 9 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 600 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 11 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 25–25 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 800 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 11 December 2012 16:15 | Martín 11 | (13–14) | Postnova 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 800 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 11 December 2012 16:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× 1× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 800 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 11 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 27–20 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 2012 18:15 | Steinbach 7 | (14–9) | Bulatović 6 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 11 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 25–19 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 11 December 2012 20:15 | Vérten 7 | (14–12) | Neagu, Nechita 6 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 11 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 13 December 2012 16:15 | Spain | 23–27 | Montenegro | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 13 December 2012 16:15 | Fernández 7 | (16–13) | Bulatović 6 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 13 December 2012 16:15 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 7× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Brehmer, Skowronek (POL) |
| 13 December 2012 18:15 | Germany | 25–23 | Romania | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 2012 18:15 | Steinbach 8 | (16–9) | Vădineanu, Nechita 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 2012 18:15 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 2× 1× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Opava, Válek (CZE) |
| 13 December 2012 20:15 | Hungary | 25–31 | Russia | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 13 December 2012 20:15 | Rédei Soós 5 | (11–13) | Ilyina 7 | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |
| 13 December 2012 20:15 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Crnojević, Kostecki-Radić (CRO) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 December | 15 December |
| Norway | 30 |
| Norway | 30 | 16 December | 16 December |
| Hungary | 19 | 16 December | 16 December |
| Hungary | 19 | Norway | 31 |
| 15 December | 15 December | | Norway | 31 |
| 15 December | 15 December | Montenegro (ET) | 34 |
| Serbia | 26 | Montenegro (ET) | 34 |
| Montenegro | 27 | | |
| Montenegro | 27 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 16 December | 16 December |
| | | Hungary (ET) | 41 |
| | | Serbia | 38 |

### Semifinals

| 15 December 2012 14:30 | Norway | 30–19 | Hungary | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 December 2012 14:30 | Edin, Riegelhuth Koren 6 | (16–11) | Görbicz 6 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 December 2012 14:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| 15 December 2012 17:00 | Serbia | 26–27 | Montenegro | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 15 December 2012 17:00 | Filipović 7 | (14–13) | Knežević 8 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |
| 15 December 2012 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT) |

### Fifth place game

| 15 December 2012 12:00 | Denmark | 32–30 | Russia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 15 December 2012 12:00 | Nørgaard, Burgaard 8 | (15–15) | Sen 6 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |
| 15 December 2012 12:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 800 Referees: Marić, Mašić (SRB) |

### Third place game

| 16 December 2012 14:30 | Hungary | 41–38 (ET) | Serbia | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 16 December 2012 14:30 | Viktória Rédei Soós 9 | (21–19) | three players 7 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| 16 December 2012 14:30 | 4× 1× | Report | 4× 4× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |
| Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR) |||

### Final

| 16 December 2012 17:00 | Norway | 31–34 (ET) | Montenegro | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 16 December 2012 17:00 | Alstad 11 | (11–12) | Knežević 10 | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 16 December 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 7× | Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |||

## Final ranking and statistics

* Qualified for the 2013 World Championship